{"id":2447159,"url":"https://alion.io/job/vtt-talent-acquisition-specialist","title":"Talent Acquisition Specialist","company":{"id":56769,"name":"VTT","domain":"vttresearch.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/vtt","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Espoo, Finland"],"countries":["FI"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":35000,"max_usd":81000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":1971},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-12T07:37:41Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-10-12T07:37:41Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":9,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":9},"description":"Are you the kind of recruiter who gets energised by finding the right experts for technically demanding roles? Would you like to deepen your expertise in talent acquisition while working with hiring managers and professionals at the forefront of science and technology? VTT might be the place for you!\nVTT is one of the leading applied research organisations in Europe. What unites us are curiosity, a passion for learning, and a purpose: to solve the biggest challenges of our time and turn them into sustainable growth and well-being. Our cross-disciplinary community of over 2000 brilliant minds from 55+ different nationalities focuses on creating impact through science-based innovation. Get to know us further by exploring \n\nVTT's tech & infra\n\n.\nWe are now looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist. Join us - and let’s make an impact together!\nAs a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will manage end-to-end recruitment processes for technical, scientific and other specialist roles across VTT. You will partner with hiring managers, identify and engage talent, and help ensure an excellent candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.\nYou will work with experts shaping the future in fields ranging from quantum technologies and biotechnology to sustainable energy solutions. In addition to recruitment, you will coordinate key student collaboration activities and VTT’s annual Summer of Changemakers programme.\nThe position is based at VTT’s FutureHub office in Otaniemi, Espoo. We work in a hybrid model, combining on-site collaboration with the flexibility of working remotely up to two days per week.\nYour key responsibilities include:\nManage end-to-end recruitment processes from recruitment planning to selection and offer stage.\n\nCoach and support hiring managers throughout the recruitment process.\n\nIdentify and engage relevant talent through active sourcing, direct search and professional networks.\n\nWork closely with business stakeholders to understand current and future recruitment needs and translate them into effective recruitment actions.\n\nAptitude assessments, recruitment marketing, direct search and coach hiring managers in compensation matters.\n\nCoordinate student collaboration activities and VTT’s annual Summer of Changemakers programme.\n\nContribute to the continuous development of VTT’s talent acquisition practices and employer brand together with your colleagues and business stakeholders.\n\nWho we are looking for\nYou are an experienced and hands-on recruiter who enjoys working closely with hiring managers and candidates. You are motivated by challenging recruitment assignments and curious to learn about VTT’s technologies, research areas and specialist roles.\nWe expect you to have:\nAround 3-5 years of experience in end-to-end recruitment, either in an in-house talent acquisition role, recruitment consultancy or a combination of both\n\nExperience in recruiting technical, scientific or other specialised professional roles\n\nExperience in active sourcing or direct search\n\nStrong skills in structured and competency-based interviewing\n\nThe ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers and support them throughout the recruitment process\n\nA proactive, organised and collaborative way of working\n\nExcellent communication skills in Finnish and English\n\nWe consider it an advantage if you have:\nExperience in conducting or interpreting aptitude or personality assessments, recruitment marketing or employer branding activities,or coordinating trainee programmes or student collaboration\n\nFamiliarity with recruiting in an international or research- and technology-intensive environment\n\nAs a person, we hope you are:\nYou take ownership of your recruitment processes and keep them moving forward in a structured way. You communicate actively with candidates and hiring managers, are comfortable approaching potential candidates and enjoy learning about unfamiliar technical topics. You value teamwork and are motivated to contribute to the continuous development of our recruitment practices.\nWith VTT, you’ll enjoy:\nWork with a strong purpose. At VTT, you’ll get to use your professional expertise to help solve the greatest challenges of our time through science and innovation. Our research agenda is dedicated to creating solutions for systemic and technological challenges, such as reaching carbon neutrality and creating superior digital systems. At VTT, you’ll get to do your part in driving this meaningful change through your professional skills. Read more about our strategy, Chain reaction for growth, and our organisational culture as the builder of the world's most meaningful place to work.\n\nAn inspiring community. VTT houses all the cutting-edge fields of innovation, from quantum technology to synthetic biology, under one roof. As a professional at VTT, you’ll witness and influence the future of science and technology as it happens.\n\nCareer and learning opportunities. As a scientific expert organisation, we emphasise learning and development and support our people in reaching their full potential. People stay at VTT for more than ten years, as we offer opportunities to develop and grow into new responsibilities. If you’re curious, ambitious, and willing to learn, VTT is the place to take your career to the next level.\n\nSupport for your well-being. Our people are our main asset, so we take good care of them. We aim to nurture excellent team spirit and leadership and offer versatile well-being services to enable a good work-life balance. On top of 6 weeks of paid holidays annually (after one year of work), we offer exercise and culture benefits, hobby clubs, and other versatile services aiming to support your occupational wellbeing.\n\nApply now and join our community of brilliant minds!\nPlease submit your CV, application and salary request through our recruitment system by 1 November 2026. We will review applications during the application period and may fill the position as soon as we find the right candidate. A security clearance procedure may be conducted during the recruitment process.\nInterested and want to know more?\nFor further information, please contact Anna Tyrni, Team Leader, Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding 20.10.2026 at 10:00-12:00 or 23.10.2026 at 13:00-15:00,at +358 45 176 2650 or via e-mail \nWe look forward to hearing from you!","description_format":"text","description_chars":6381,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Finnish","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T13:54:10Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":76,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.806,"p_room":0.945,"age_days":8,"expected_fill_days":22,"reasons":["seen:8","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-21T05:46:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/vtt-talent-acquisition-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/vtt-talent-acquisition-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T04:29:33Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4884,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":56769},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=56769"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fvtt-talent-acquisition-specialist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fvtt-talent-acquisition-specialist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fvtt-talent-acquisition-specialist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/vtt-talent-acquisition-specialist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fvtt-talent-acquisition-specialist"}]}